Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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Table of Contents

• Pyramids of Egypt
• Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria
• Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• The Temple of Artemis
• Statue of Zeus
• Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
• The Colossus of Rhodes

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The Great Pyramid

• Pyramid of Khufu
• Oldest, largest of the seven wonders
• Estimated completion date 2580 BC
• Tomb for fourth dynasty Pharaoh Khufu
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Pyramid of Khafre

• Khafres Pyramid
• Second largest of the pyramids
• Tomb for fourth dynasty Pharaoh Khafre
• Estimated completion around 2532 BC map

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Pyramid of Menkaure

• Menkaures Pyramid
• The smallest of pyramids
• Built during the 26th century BC
• Tomb for fourth dynasty Pharaoh Menkaure
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Pharos of Alexandria

• Pharos means Lighthouse
• Located in the harbor of Alexandria
• Built in 3rd century BC
• Ceased operating by 14 century BC map
  

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• Built by Nebuchadrezzar II around 600 BC
• Babylon is present day Iraq
• Little evidence that they actually existed
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Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

• Built at Ephesus around 550 BC
• A 120 year project to build
• Named for the Greek goddess Artemis
• Destroyed by fire 356 BC map

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Statue of Zeus

• Giant Statue of Greek God Zeus
• Built around 435 BC in Greece
• Moved to Constantinople in 394 AD
• Destroyed in a fire map

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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

• Known as the Mausoleum of Maussollos
• Completed in 350 BC as a tribute
• Halicarnassus is present day Bodrum, Turkey
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Colossus of Rhodes

• Statue of the Greek God Helios
• Erected on the Greek island Rhodes
• Tribute for defeating Antigonus
• Completed in 282 BC map

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POP QUIZ

• Across
• 2. River in Egypt
• 4. Lighthouse
• 5. Second largest pyramid
• 8. Ephesus is located there
• 9. Means Sun
• 10. Greek goddess known for hunting
• 11. Smallest of the great pyramids
• 12. Great pyramid
• Down
• 1. Burned down the Temple Artemis
• 3. Once called Babylon
• 6. Wife of King Mausolus
• 7. King of the Greek Gods
• 9. Bodrum Turkey
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